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Capitalism and social justice

that means reducing the comfort and well-being of others. Adam Smiths argument, that a free market with minimal intervention will ...

Sweetness and Power by Sidney W. Mintz

wasteful person whose primary focus was to attain as much of a given commodity whether he actually needed it or not. The economic...

HOW THE FINANCIAL CRISIS HIT HOMEOWNERS

late 1990s and early 2000s in the wake of the dot-com bust, and how all of those low interest rates (not to mention greedy lenders...

Different Thoughts About Capitalism

property, and divine or eternal laws (Gasser, 2007). They did not necessarily agree but they both offered views on what we can ref...

Spread of Christianity and Development of Trade/Capitalism as Two Significant Contributions of the Middle Ages ‘Gothic World’ to the Phenomenon of Civilization

and had to rely upon trade and barter to exchange goods, services, and currency. Trade was the only means by which poorer classes...

The Five Major Components of Capitalism

help a student to come up with the five major components of capitalism. One theme in defining capitalism goes to property ownershi...

Does Marx's Characterization of Capitalism Hold True Today?

in human history, it claims that particular parts of history will ensue and ultimately culminate in a state of communism (McLeish,...

“Martin Eden” by Jack London

the table that are unfamiliar to him, and he begins reading the poetry of Swinburne, "forgetful of where he was, his face glowing"...

Reaction Paper to Creative Capitalism

companies like Gap, Hallmark and Dell sell (RED)-branded products and donate a portion of their profits to fight AIDS. (Microsoft ...

The Failure of Communism

been a great deal of speculation about communism and why it had failed. Russia is perhaps the most relevant example in this contex...

What is Capitalism?

way up the proverbial corporate ladder. These examples at least attempt to also explain why capitalism works so well. Yes, governm...

Does Karl Marx's Critique of Capitalism Rest on a Fallacious Philosophy of History?

mentality there is a difference, instead of the direct appropriation of surplus goods or labour there is the attempt to extract va...

The Ideas of Marx and Engels

The system of capitalism that is seen as a necessary end may be equated with the Industrial Revolution, but of course they are two...

The Concept of Mercantilism

a significant shift in the way that the supporting military forces were utilized. Prior to the mercantilist period the dominant mi...

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND CAPITALISM

DISCLAIMER Following are questions concerning corporate governance, capitalism and universal ownership. How are...

Philosophical Discussion Questions

as a bridge so that people with different understandings can nevertheless come to understand and appreciate one anothers views. ...

Marx's Ideas on Labor

(Felluga, 2011; Moseley, 2010). He spent a great deal of time discussing the nature of value. He used these arguments to demonstra...

James Oakes, Slavery and Liberal Capitalism

the playing field level" (Zimmerman). This idea is still alive today, proposed by progressives who feel that everyone should get a...

McDonald's in Moscow: Global Capitalism and the Homogenization of Culture

once wrote that a "McDonalds in Moscow and Coke in China will do more to create a global culture than military colonization could ...

John Galt's Self-Centered Ravings

government doesnt steal everything; it is the opposite of the world she creates, which is why Galts objectivism does not fly. His ...

Unifying the Global Economy?

11 or more units per W.U.C. will be getting a virtual "free ride." Coupled with the political problems brought about by the induc...

Was John D. Rockefeller a Ruthless Capitalist or Genius of Industry?

In nine pages this paper examines whether the industry tactics of Standard Oil founder John D. Rockefeller represent capitalism at...

Calvinism Genesis of Capitalism

The entitled topic represents one part of this paper, which discusses four philosophers. Weber proved his point that Calvinism pla...

Differing Opinions about Society

Karl Marx is known for his arguments against capitalism and how the elite exploit the weak. Durkheim is known for considering the ...

Credit Cards and Their History

The earliest development of bank-issued credit cards, the forerunners of what are now Visa and MasterCard, was instituted by the F...

The Money Game by Adam Smith

In five pages the changes following the collapse of the Soviet Union are seen through Smith's eyes and considers if capitalism and...

Robert L. Heilbroner's The Worldly Philosophers

This text is analyzed in a paper consisting of five pages which considers how in economics capitalism prevailed over communism. T...

Economic Changes, Internationalism, and Capitalism

In eight pages three texts are used in order to examine the primary points involving an examination of changing world economics an...

Latin America's Free Market Capitalism

In five pages Latin America's economic development is examined in an overview of relevant issues including free market capitalism ...

Econ/Anthropology Questions

This paper pertains to various topics, such as hunting/gathering tribes, Marxism v. Capitalism and multi-national corporations in ...